Category: Sectarian violence

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The Egyptian Inquisition

Women of Egypt

— By: Alexandra Kinias — The hopes of 24 years old school teacher Demiana Abdel-Nour to return home from self-exile were postponed indefinitely, on June 16, 2014, when the Egyptian appeals court upheld a blasphemy conviction against her and sentenced her to six months in prison, in addition to the earlier ruling that only imposed a fine of LE 100,000. Among the many challenges taking place in Egypt, the developments in Abdel-Nour’s case were sidelined by most Egyptian media. The young teachers’ nightmare started in May 2013, when parents of three of her pupils, accused her of insulting Islam and … Continue reading The Egyptian Inquisition

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The Night the Virgin Mary Wept

Women of Egypt

By: Alexandra Kinias — I pulled myself out of bed and put an end to another long insomniac night. Sleep had been unattainable since the news of the army dispersing the Muslim Brotherhood’s (MB) sit-ins that were occupying the streets of Cairo, Egypt took center stage, and the anticipated violence and terrorist attacks by the ousted President’s followers were swiping the country from one corner to the other, as they had promised. Filled with exhaustion after several sleepless nights, I crawled out of bed and back to my computer screen that I bid goodnight few hours earlier. The crickets were … Continue reading The Night the Virgin Mary Wept

Politics, Sectarian violence1 Comment

The Night the Virgin Mary Wept

Women of Egypt

By: Alexandra Kinias — I pulled myself out of bed and put an end to another long insomniac night. Sleep had been unattainable since the news of the army dispersing the Muslim Brotherhood’s (MB) sit-ins that were occupying the streets of Cairo, Egypt took center stage, and the anticipated violence and terrorist attacks by the ousted President’s followers were swiping the country from one corner to the other, as they had promised. Filled with exhaustion after several sleepless nights, I crawled out of bed and back to my computer screen that I bid goodnight few hours earlier. The crickets were … Continue reading The Night the Virgin Mary Wept

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Egypt’s Uprising Terror

Women of Egypt

Demonstration against terrorism by both Christian Copts and Muslims  denouncing the bombing of the church. By: Alexandra Kinias Twenty minutes into the New Year and in one of the worst terrorist attacks on the Coptic Christian minorities in Egypt, a suicide bomber detonated himself in front of the church of al-Qiddissine – Two Saints in Alexandria, as worshipers were exiting after the midnight mass. The bomb that killed 23 and injured 97 also hammered another nail in the coffin of the country’s once tightly woven national fabric and raised more concern over the fragile status of the Copts. Once owners of … Continue reading Egypt’s Uprising Terror